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1.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Tarjeta'?

a)

card

b)

table

c)

window

d)

book

2.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Advertencia'?

a)

warning

b)

c)

adventure

d)

announcement

3.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Molestar'?

a)

to bother/to annoy

b)

to eat

c)

to dance

d)

to sleep

4.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Arena'?

a)

sand

b)

arena

c)

water

d)

rock

5.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Asistir'?

a)

to attend

b)

to assist

c)

to resist

d)

to insist

6.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Actual'?

a)

current

b)

actual

c)

old

d)

future

7.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Tabla'?

a)

board

b)

table

c)

chair

d)

window

8.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Colegio'?

a)

elementary/high school

b)

university

c)

library

d)

church

9.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Sin'?

a)

without

b)

with

c)

since

d)

yes

10.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Éxito'?

a)

success

b)

exit

c)

mistake

d)

friend

11.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Con'?

a)

with

b)

without

c)

for

d)

from

12.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Librería'?

a)

bookstore

b)

library

c)

stationery

d)

magazine

13.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Carpeta'?

a)

folder

b)

carpet

c)

table

d)

book

14.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Lectura'?

a)

reading

b)

writing

c)

speaking

d)

listening

15.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Arma'?

a)

weapon

b)

table

c)

flower

d)

window

16.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Horno'?

a)

oven

b)

table

c)

window

d)

carpet

17.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Anciano'?

a)

old person/animal

b)

young child

c)

teacher

d)

friend

18.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Abogado'?

a)

lawyer

b)

teacher

c)

doctor

d)

engineer

19.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Collar'?

a)

necklace

b)

bracelet

c)

ring

d)

earring

20.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Constipado'?

a)

congested

b)

constipated

c)

happy

d)

excited

21.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'presentar'?

a)

to introduce

b)

to forget

c)

to close

d)

to eat

22.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'salado'?

a)

salty

b)

sweet

c)

bitter

d)

sour

23.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Billón'?

a)

unit with twelve zeros/trillion/one million of millions

b)

unit with nine zeros/billion/one thousand million

c)

unit with six zeros/million/one thousand thousand

d)

unit with three zeros/thousand

24.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Vaso'?

a)

drinking cup

b)

table

c)

window

d)

spoon

25.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Champiñón'?

a)

mushroom

b)

onion

c)

carrot

d)

potato

26.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Realizar'?

a)

to do/to make

b)

to read

c)

to sleep

d)

to eat

27.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Rúbrica'?

a)

signature

b)

table

c)

book

d)

window

28.

What is the English meaning of the Spanish word 'Embarazada'?

a)

tired

b)

excited

c)

embarrassed

d)

pregnant

29.

Which of the following is a common Spanish cognate for the English word "family"?

a)

Familia

b)

Amigo

c)

Escuela

d)

Libro

30.

Identify the Spanish cognate for the English word "music."

a)

Música

b)

Mesa

c)

Mercado

d)

Mente

31.

Translate the English word "artist" into Spanish using cognates.

a)

Artista

b)

Autor

c)

Actor

d)

Arquitecto

32.

Which of the following is a cognate for the English word "hospital"?

a)

Hospital

b)

Hospicio

c)

Hotel

d)

Hueso

33.

Analyze the word "sopa" in Spanish. Is it a true cognate or a false cognate for the English word "soap"?

a)

True Cognate

b)

False Cognate

34.

Which of the following Spanish words is a cognate for the English word "telephone"?

a)

Teléfono

b)

Televisión

c)

Telégrafo

d)

Telepatía

35.

Evaluate the word "éxito" in Spanish. Does it mean "exit" in English?

a)

Yes

b)

No

36.

Which of the following is a false cognate for the English word "library"?

a)

Librería

b)

Biblioteca

c)

Libro

d)

Librero

37.

Identify the Spanish cognate for the English word "intelligent."

a)

Inteligente

b)

Interesante

c)

Increíble

d)

Inocente

38.

Which of the following is a cognate for the English word "doctor"?

a)

Doctor

b)

Doctora

c)

Doctrina

d)

Documento

39.

Analyze the word "sensible" in Spanish. Does it mean "sensible" in English?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

Which of the following is a false cognate for the English word "actual"?

a)

Actual

b)

Real

c)

Verdadero

d)

Auténtico

41.

Translate the English word "animal" into Spanish using cognates.

a)

Animal

b)

Animado

c)

Anillo

d)

Anís

42.

Evaluate the word "ropa" in Spanish. Does it mean "rope" in English?

a)

Yes

b)

No

43.

what is a cognate

a)

a word that has similar meanings in English and Spanish

b)

a word that is the same in English and Spanish

c)

a word that has different meanings in English and Spanish

d)

i don't know

44.

Which meaning is the correct one of false cognates or "false friends" in Spanish?

a)

a similar spelling but different meaning and different root origins

b)

an adjective that ends en "o" or "a"

c)

an adverb that ends en "mente"

d)

a noun that has an "el" or "la" in front of it.

45.

True cognates are similar in spelling and have the same meaning

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Around 30-40 percent of the words in Spanish look and sound similar to English, and have the same meaning. What are these types of words called?

a)

verbs

b)

analogies

c)

cognates

d)

antonyms

47.

Match the following

a)

1.

sangre

b)

2.

contra

c)

3.

eco

d)

4.

auto-estima

e)

5.

hidroeléctrica

48.

Match the following

a)

1.

refugio

b)

2.

beneficios

c)

3.

renovable

d)

4.

agua

e)

5.

capacidad

49.

Los jaguares son.....

a)

carnívoros

b)

vegetarianos

c)

sangre

d)

reptiles

50.

Match the following

a)

1.

carnívoro

b)

2.

auto estima

c)

3.

liberar

d)

4.

la danza

e)

5.

el ecoturismo

51.

Match the following

a)

1.

las medicinas

b)

2.

alimentos

c)

3.

el oxígeno

d)

4.

el agua

e)

5.

la selva tropical

52.

Match the following

a)

1.

los minerales

b)

2.

la deforestación

c)

3.

la energía hidroeléctrica

d)

4.

los beneficios

e)

5.

la energía solar

53.

What does embarazado mean in English?

a)

Embarrassed

b)

Pregnant

c)

Embraced

d)

No clue

54.

What does "ropa" mean in English?

a)

Rope

b)

To rip

c)

No clue

d)

Clothes

55.

What does "Librería" mean in English?

a)

Library

b)

Classroom

c)

No clue

d)

Bookstore

56.

What does "realizar" mean in English?

a)

To buy

b)

To realize

c)

To make

d)

No answer

57.

What does "lectura" mean in English?

a)

Lecture

b)

Reading

c)

Lesson

d)

Leisure

58.

What does "carpeta" mean in English?

a)

Fool

b)

Carpet

c)

Folder

d)

Cartoon

59.

What does "éxito" mean in English?

a)

Exit

b)

Succes

c)

Exhile

d)

Source

60.

marzo

a)

January

b)

March

61.

abril

a)

April

b)

August

62.

mayo

a)

May

b)

March

63.

junio

a)

June

b)

July

64.

madre

a)

father

b)

mother

65.

hospital

a)

hospital

b)

hostel

66.

octubre

a)

october

b)

octupus

67.

condicionador

a)

conditioner

b)

container

68.

domestico

a)

domain

b)

domestic

69.

artista

a)

artist

b)

atheist

70.

aparecer

a)

appear

b)

a pear

71.

continuar

a)

communion

b)

continue

72.

escuela

a)

school

b)

schedule

73.

coyote

a)

coconut

b)

coyote

74.

monstruo

a)

monday

b)

monster

75.

fútbol

a)

football

b)

baseball

76.

béisbol

a)

Baseketball

b)

baseball

77.

gorila

a)

gorilla

b)

glove

78.

grupo

a)

group

b)

grew

79.

pantera

a)

pander

b)

panther

80.

yanquis

a)

yankees

b)

yogurt

81.

gigante

a)

jiant

b)

giant

82.

noticia

a)

notice

b)

novice

83.

magia

a)

machine

b)

magic

84.

manera

a)

manner

b)

member

85.

máquina

a)

machine

b)

making

86.

doctor

a)

director

b)

doctor

87.

foto

a)

photo

b)

phone

88.

tigre

a)

tiger

b)

trigger

89.

elefante

a)

elegant

b)

elephant

90.

marionetas

a)

martinee

b)

marionette

91.

oficina

a)

official

b)

office

92.

pánico

a)

panic

b)

picnic

93.

memoria

a)

memoir

b)

memory

94.

metal

a)

metal

b)

medieval

95.

obediencia

a)

obedience

b)

obediah

96.

cocodrilo

a)

crocodile

b)

cocktail

97.

teléfono

a)

telephone

b)

television

98.

universidad

a)

universe

b)

university

99.

guitarra

a)

guitar

b)

guide

100.

computadora

a)

computer

b)

compost

101.

obediencia

a)

obedience

b)

orca

102.

localizar

a)

like

b)

locate

103.

meme

a)

meme

b)

member

104.

operación

a)

operator

b)

operation

105.

operador

a)

opportunity

b)

operator

106.

líder

a)

list

b)

leader

107.

conector

a)

connector

b)

channel

108.

león

a)

lying

b)

lion

109.

natural

a)

natural

b)

artificial

110.

nervioso

a)

nod

b)

nervous

111.

millón

a)

million

b)

mild

112.

mapa

a)

mop

b)

map

113.

galaxia

a)

galaxy

b)

gallon

114.

insecto

a)

dissect

b)

insect

115.

video

a)

media

b)

video

116.

filadelfia

a)

pittsburgh

b)

philadelphia

117.

imaginar

a)

imagine

b)

indigo

118.

independencia

a)

intervene

b)

independence

119.

información

a)

information

b)

entertain

120.

nueva york

a)

old york

b)

new york

121.

los angeles

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Francisco

122.

inteligencia

a)

entertain

b)

intelligence

123.

familia

a)

familiar

b)

family

124.

energía

a)

inner

b)

energy

125.

diciembre

a)

November

b)

December

126.

diciembre

a)

November

b)

December

127.

comité

a)

committee

b)

cause

128.

dinosaurio

a)

dynamite

b)

dinosaur

129.

desastre

a)

dictate

b)

disaster

130.

dictador

a)

direct

b)

dictator

131.

historia

a)

history

b)

hispanic

132.

africano

a)

African

b)

European

133.

contrato

a)

connect

b)

contract

134.

confeti

a)

confetti

b)

dinosaur

135.

águila

a)

eagle

b)

igloo

136.

tenis

a)

tennis

b)

cricket

137.

banana

a)

banana

b)

platano

138.

bicicleta

a)

bicycle

b)

bystander

139.

accidental

a)

accidental

b)

acid

140.

cabina

a)

camp

b)

cabin

141.

capitán

a)

captain

b)

champion

142.

camuflaje

a)

camouflage

b)

canton

143.

centro

a)

cement

b)

center

144.

causa

a)

cause

b)

comma

145.

actividades

a)

activities

b)

cavities

146.

accidente

a)

activate

b)

accident

147.

banco

a)

bark

b)

bank

148.

chimenea

a)

chimpanzee

b)

chimney

149.

sueter

a)

sweater

b)

jacket

150.

astrónomo

a)

astronomer

b)

astrology

151.

clase

a)

cake

b)

class

152.

costa

a)

coast

b)

coke

153.

anaconda

a)

annotate

b)

anocaonda

154.

hora

a)

here

b)

hour

155.

pizza

a)

pizza

b)

piece

156.

museo

a)

memory

b)

museum

157.

parque

a)

park

b)

part

158.

minuto

a)

minus

b)

minute

159.

comandante

a)

commander

b)

conquer

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